Health Care Professions

Nursing

100

care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well

What is nursing

200

Registered Nurse

What is an RN?

300

Hospitals, homes, school, pharmepseutical companies

What is a nurses setting?

400

NCLEX RN Test

What is the name of the test to become a registered nurse?

500

67,000

What is the average salary per year of a nurse?

Physical Therapy

100

diagnose and treat individuals of all ages, from newborns to the very oldest, who have medical problems or other health-related conditions, illnesses, or injuries that limits their abilities to move and perform functional activities as well as they would like in their daily lives

What is the job of a physical therapist?

200

4 years

What is the minimum amount of years of education needed to become a physical therapist?

300

40,000

What is the average starting wage of a physical therapist?

400

Cardiovascular & Pulmonary, Clinical Electrophysiology, Geriatric, Integumentary, Neurological, Orthopedic, Pediatric, Sports, Women's health

What are the specialty areas of a physical therapist?

500

reduce pain, increase flexibility, range of motion, and function, build strength, and correct posture

What is the goal of physical therapy

EMT

100

Emergency Medical Technician

What is the meaning of EMT?

200

typically 2 years

What is the time for receiving an associates degree?

300

Transporting patients to hospitals

What is the main job of an EMT

400

certification through the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians

What is the requirement in most states for an EMT?

500

emergency pharmacology, medication administration, clinical decision-making, shock and burns

What is studied in EMT- Intermediate Trainging